Aerial ship



(No Model.)

H. HUNNIOUTT.

- AERIAL SHIP.

No, 334,866. Patented Jan. 26,1886..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HURGAR HUN NIOUTT, OF MALVERN, ARKANSAS.

AERIAL SHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,866, dated January26,, 1886.

Application filed August 7, 1855. Serial No. 173,858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HURGAR HUNNIOUTT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Malvern, in the county of Hot Springs and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AerialShips, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of certain improvements in aerial ships or vesselsand machinery {or propelling and managing the same, as folows:

First. A sharp pointed elongated and cylindrical-shaped balloon with acar for carrying passengers and machinery attached, as shown by theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1.

Second. It consists of two screwpropellers,

as shown in Fig. 2, and hereinafter described. Third. Of certainarrangements of metallic tubes or pipes and shafting, as shown in Fig.

' 3, and hereinafter described.

Fourth. Managing the direction of the pulling power of thescrew-propellers as shown in Fig. 4, and hereinafter described.

Fifth. Ofan automatic valve for the purpose of maintaining or keepingthe equilibrium between the lifting power ofthe balloon and theattraction of gravitation.

Sixth. Of a rail having an arm on either attached to base-rail of theballoon.

It also consists of an arrangement whereby the car is adjustablebackward and forward, in order that the center of gravity of the car canbe kept under the center of the lifting power of the balloon, therebymaintaining a hori:

izontal position, all of which is more fully ex plained in the followingspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a complete air-ship, side View. 1 shows the position of theautomatic gasvalve. 2 is a rope running around three pull'eys, 3, one ateither end and one in the center. The two end pulleys run on the bar 3is the center pulley aforementioned, having two grooves, in one ofwhichrope 2 runs. 4 is a rope passing from pulleys3 to a pulley, 5, or wheelbelow, which is attached to the car. 5 is a wheel or pulley having acrank attached, the turning of which causes ropeetto turn pulley 3,which pulls rope 2, thereby moving the car backward or forward, asdesired by the aero- (No model.)

] naut. 6 is a lever hinged to the car on a pivot,

which is attached at its upper extremity to the propelling power, bywhich means the propelling power can be raised or lowered for thepurpose of bringing it to the center of resistance between the car andthe balloon. 7 is a lever, by the action of which the direction of thepulling power of the propellers is changed at will. Sisa beveledgear-wheel which is firmly fastened on the end of the main shaft 12, andmeshes with a similar wheel on the shaft of the screw-propeller. 9 is abeveled gearwheel fastened on the end of the shaft of the propeller, andmeshes with one of a similar kind on the main shaft. 11 is a rudderworking on a universal joint at the rear extremity ofthe car. Theaforesaid car and balloon are to be made ofany material that is foundsuitable. 7 12 is the wheels, 9, on the shaft of the propellers. 9

are beveled gear-wheels fixed on the shafts 10 of the propellers. 10 arethe shafts of the propellers. 13 are steel arms through which pass theshafts of the propellers at a. 14 is a metaltube through which passesanother tube, 16, and the main shaft l2. 15 is a connectingarm, which isfirmly fastened to the tubes 14 at b by an adjustablejoint, which makesthe said tubes practically continuous for strength from 13 to 18, wherethey terminate, but are not fastened to arms 13. 16 are metal tubeswhich are inside of the tubes 14, and through which passes the mainshaft 12, and they (the tubes 16) are firmly fixed to arms 13 at c. 17are gear-wheels fixed on tubes 16. g is a pulley on main shaft, which isto be so arranged as to be either fixed or loose at pleasure by anyknown method.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the tubing 14 and 16 and main shaft 12. 18are journalbearings between main shaft 12 and tubes 16. 19 arejournal-bearings between tubes 16 and tubes 14.

Fig. 4 is a part of the car with levers 6 and 7, as shown in Fig. 1,attached. 17 is one of I00 two gear-wheels attached to tubes 16, as perFig. '2. 6 is one of two levers which are attached to tubes or pipes 14.at their inner ends, and are pivoted at It to the car on its inside,

and is for the purpose of raising the entire propelling power, as abovedescribed By moving lever 7, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, gear-wheel 17 isturned, thereby turning tubes 16, which carry with them arms 13, whichcarry the propellers, so that by pulling lever 7 the propellers can bemade to pull backward, forward, upward, downward, or in any direction,thereby carrying the ship in any direction desired.

Fig. 5 is a part of the body of the balloon, with braces 27 attached,holding a barometer, 24, and also showing a brace or bracket, f, havinga lever, 26, pivoted therein, one end being fastened to a valve, 6, andthe other connected with the barometer 24 by means of magnetism. p M.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the rail i and base-rail of theballoon. 24 is a barometer. 25 is cylindrical block of steel looselyfitting in the said barometer. 26 is a lever, of magnetized steel,having its positive pole 6 toward said block of steel 25. The other endof said lever ismade fast to said valve at 6. Now, as the air ship orvessel ascends the mercury sinks and carries with it the said block ofsteel 25, and

it in turn carries with it the positive end of lever26, thereby openingthe valve 6, the lever being pivoted to bracket and when the airshipgoes down the mercury rises and carries with it the said block and thelever aforementioned, and thereby closes said valve. Now,

' the object of this valve is to keep up the equipoise between thelifting-power of the gas and the weight lifted, so as to make it travelat any given height.

Having described my invention in aerial navigation, what I claim as new,and desire-to secure 'by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an aerial ship as above described, the combination, with theballoon, of the car atattached to the said balloon by means of the endpulleys, 3, running on the rail 2 at the base of the balloon, and pipesattached thereto and to said car, rope 2, attached to said end pulleysand passing around the center pulley, 3,

and rope 4, passing around said center pulley, 3, and pulley 5,substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the car of an aerial ship asabove described, themain shaft 12, running crosswise the bow of said car and extendingbeyond either side, and having on either end journal-bearings 18 andbeveled gear-wheel 8, and on its center a pulley, g, the tubes or hollowshafts 16, having journal-bearings 19 and running on either end of saidmain shaft 12, and bearing on their outer ends the elbow-arms 13, whichbear the propellers, and beveled gear-wheels 9, meshing with saidbeveled wheels 8, and on their inner ends a gear-wheel, l7, rigidlyattached to the same,

lever 7 ,pivoted to lever 6, its fulcrum end having teeth meshing withsaid wheel 17, connecting-arm 15, having securely clamped in either endoutside pipes, 14, allsubstantially as shown and described, and for thepurposes set forth.

3. In an aerial ship as above described, the combination of the levers6, pivoted to the inside walls of the car by bolts h, their fulcrum endsencircling pipes 14, and adapted to raise the propelling power, asshown, and levers 7,

pivoted to the right-angle arm'of said levers 6, their teeth on theirfulcrum ends meshing with gear-wheels 17, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

4. In an aerial ship as above described, the combination, with theballoon, of bracket f, lever 26, pivoted in said bracket, valve 6,attached to the negative end 6 of said lever, its positive end 6extending to barometer 24,

barometer 24, hearing on its mercury-a magnetic steel block, 25,substantially as and for in presence of two witnesses.

HURGAR HUN N IOUTI.

Vitnesses:

GEORGE S. CoorER, JNo. G. INGRAM.

